Tassel



A. SACKS Feb. 15, 1927.

TASSEL Filed July 15. 1926 INVENTOR Araam Jaa/E5.

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ATTORNEYS tapers slightly, as clearly Patented Feb. i5, 1927.

` iiaiii ABRAHAM sAcKs, vor BROQKLYN, YORK.-

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Application fiied'niiy 15,` 192e. serial N5. 1,252,640.' n

This invention relates totassels, a-nobject of the invention being toprovide an'ornamental and attractive tassel whichY canv be manufacturedand sold at an eXtremelylow price and which dispenses altogether with'the necessityfor an inner core member or block at the head of thetassel. n

With this androther `objects in view, ,the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and, combinations and arrangements ofparts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out`dicated in Figure l.

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In ythe accompanying drawingsy Figure 1 is a view in elevation,illustrating my improved tassel, a portion being broken away toillustrate the detail of cone struction;

Figure 2 is a view in elevation, showing the manner of assembling theparts of a tassel; Y

vFigure is a view in transverse section.

on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;V

Figure 4 isa view` in transverse section tothe precise details set forthbut consider on the line 4-4 of Figure 2; l

. Figure 5 is a Vfragmentary perspective' view, illustrating one of thestrands ofthe spiral covering member which constitutes the head of thetassel. l

l represents the tassel cord, 2 what is coni- Y in'only known in thetrade as the bunch, and 3 my improved spiral clamping head. Thespiral-clamping head 3 comprises a coiled strand,'such as illustrated inFigure 5, which consists of an inner spring wire 4 and an outer covering5 `of silk, satin or any Vother suitable ornamental material. Thisstrand is wound in spiral form and constitutes to av Y spirallyl woundhead being-of normally less certain degree a spiral spring. It issmallest at its upper end, as shownV at 6, ror the pasfflbl fth l1 F tlsage o a cou -e run o e corc ui ier more, this coiled head 3 reduces indiameter toward itsV lower end, or, in other words, it

indicated in Figure 2. Y l l .'Inrconstructing the tassel, thel oord islooped or folded upon'itself, and the materi'alor threads forming thebunch. 2 are projected through. the looped portion of the .cord so thatthe intermediate portions `of the Vstrands of the bunch are supportedonv the cord.v j The coiled head 3 is then forced downwardly over thelooped portion 'of the cord and over the intermediate portionsof thestrands forming the bunch 2, securely `clamping the intermediate strandsof the bunch and forming a complete tass'el, as inn The grip of thespirallywound head 3 is sufficienty to hold the latter in place, and, i

in fact, `maintain all parts of the tassel assembled, but, if it isdesired,the cord or strand may be knotted above theheadf al-j`though'this is by no means 'essential tov my invention.

-Various slight changes and alterations Vmight be made Vin the general.form of the myself at liberty to make such slight changes andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scopeo'f the appendedclaim;

I claim:

A tassel of the characterdescribed, coinprising a cord having a looptherein, strands projecting-'through the loop *and constitut` ing aVbunch, and a spirally lwound resilient head movable on the cord andadapted `to be forced over Athe loopedl portion of the cord and thebunch and constituting an enclosure for .sa-id looped portion of thecordand the upper portion of the bunch, said i ABRAHAM sAcKs.

